International Festivals

This year, for the first time, the Fall Festival will be held at Tharpaland International Retreat Centre. Very close to Berlin, Tharpaland IRC is easily accessible from the city’s airports and other transport hubs.

At the 2009 Spring Festival, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche granted the blessing empowerment of Buddha Maitreya for the first time. This year will be only the second time this empowerment has been given at an International Festival. An opportunity not to be missed!
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You can follow all the latest videos, photos and updates from the 2016 Spring Festival on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and the Kadampa Photo Gallery. There is still time to book for the festival – kadampafestivals.org/summer.

Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments and Commentary to the Practices of Heruka Body Mandala and Vajrayogini Toronto, Canada 7 – 13 October with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab This year’s Fall Festival will be the first time since 2003, when Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche granted the empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini, that the international Kadampa community … Read more